The UK must stop dragging its feet on net zero

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The government's failure to roll out a comprehensive green industrial strategy is eroding the UK's position in net zero technology markets, writes Wera Hobhouse MP

Across society, there has been a paradigm shift now that the dangers of non-action on climate change are staring us in the face. The race to net zero has become a major global economic opportunity involving...

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